The aid volunteers from Bury putting Christmas smiles on the faces of children in Ukraine bunkers
A group of aid workers from Bury travelled to Ukraine to spread Christmas cheer and put smiles on the faces of children forced to live in underground bunkers as Russian invasion continues.
One of the places they visited was Saltivka, on the edge of Kharkiv, which suffered heavy missile attacks and where children are still living with their families in an underground metro station. "We want to be able to spread a little Christmas cheer - it is not going to change the world, but for an hour or two it is going to give the kids a bit of reprieve and a sense of normality."
She said that, as a grandmother, seeing the children's eyes 'light up' when they received the gifts was a 'worthwhile' experience.
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